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But not to stay in the inquiry of its Nature, O my Soul, be thou in the exercise of this Joy; Is there not cause? come see, and own thy Blessedness; take notice of the great things the Lord hath done for thee. As,— 1. He hath made a Covenant with ⟨p. 109⟩thee of temporal mercies; thou hast all thou hast by free-holding of Covenant-Grace: thy Bread is by Covenant, thy sleep is by Covenant, thy safety from Sword is by the Covenant, the very tilling of thy Land is by a Covenant of Grace, Ezek. 36.34. O how sweet is this? Every Crumb is from Christ, and by virtue of a Covenant of Grace.

But not to stay in the inquiry of its Nature, O my Soul, be thou in the exercise of this Joy; Is there not cause? come see, and own thy Blessedness; take notice of the great things the Lord hath done for thee. As,— 1. He hath made a Covenant with ⟨p. 109⟩thee of temporal mercies; thou hast all thou hast by free-holding of Covenant-Grace: thy Bread is by Covenant, thy sleep is by Covenant, thy safety from Sword is by the Covenant, the very tilling of thy Land is by a Covenant of Grace, Ezek. 36.34. O how sweet is this? Every Crum is from Christ, and by virtue of a Covenant of Grace.

2. He hath made a Covenant with thee, of spiritual mercies; even a Covenant of Peace, and Grace, and Blessing, and Life for evermore; God is become thy God, he is all things to thee; he hath forgiven thy sins, he hath given thee his Spirit, to lead thee, to sanctify thee, to uphold thee in that state wherein thou standest; and at last he will bring thee to a full enjoyment of himself in Glory, where thou shalt bless him, and rejoice before him with joy unspeakable and full of glory. O pluck up thy heart, lift up thy head, strengthen the weak hands and the feeble knees; serve the Lord with gladness and joyfulness of Spirit, considering the day of thy Salvation draweth nigh. Write it in Letters of Gold, that thy God is in Covenant with thee, to love thee, to bless thee, and to save thee. Yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and receive thee to himself, and then thou shalt fully know what it is to have God to be thy God, or to be in Covenant with God. I know these Objects rejoice not every heart; a man out of Covenant, if he look on God, he is a consuming fire: if on the Law, it is a Sentence of Condemnation; if on the Earth, it brings forth Thorns by reason of sins; if on Heaven, the Gate is shut; if on the Signs in Heaven, Fire, Meteors, Thunder, strike in him a terror. But O my Soul, this is not thy case: a Man in Covenant with God, looks on these things with another eye; if he look on God, he saith, This is my Father; if on Christ, this is my elder Brother; if on Angels, these are my Keepers; if on Heaven, this is my House; if on the Signs of Heaven, Fire, Meteors, Thunder, these are but the effects of my Fathers Power; if on the Law, the Son of God hath fulfilled it for me; if on Prosperity, God hath yet better things for me in store; if on Adversity, Jesus Christ hath suffered much more for me than this; if on the Devil, Death, and Hell, he saith with the Apostle, O Death! where is thy Sting?